Structural and Functional Modulation of Gut Microbiota by Jiangzhi Granules during the Amelioration of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Figure 1

Effects of JZG on liver steatosis and function in HFD-fed mice: (a) body weight curve; (b) body weight gain rate; (c) food intake; (d) hepatic TC level; (e) hepatic TG level; (f) hepatic free fatty acids level; (g) fasting blood glucose; (h) fasting serum insulin; (i) HOMA-IR; (j) the HE-stained liver section; (k) bar graph of the volume density of liver steatosis; (l) oil red O-stained liver section; (m) the quantitative results of the oil red O staining; (n) serum ALT level; (o) serum AST level; (p) hepatic SOD activity; (q) hepatic MDA level. ^# compared with the NCD group. compared with the HFD group. Violin plots display medians with interquartile ranges.

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